Tag Archives: aclu

Driving Rosa Parks: Lessons from the Becker Book, Part 1

Now that the great public gnashing of teeth has subsided over New York Times reporter Jo Becker’s history of the Proposition 8 litigation, Forcing the Spring, it appears the idea of dubbing Chad Griffin as the Rosa Parks of the

Speed Read: Bishop Robinson divorcing

The first openly gay Episcopal Bishop announced yesterday that he and his partner of 25 years are divorcing. Japan's First Lady participated in Tokyo's Pride parade. A lesbian has been named to Washington State's Supreme Court.

Speed Read: Alaska tax break

A unanimous Alaska Supreme Court ruled the state ban on marriage for same-sex couples doesn't permit the state to violate the equal protection rights of same-sex couples. A state appeals court has delayed implementation of a decision last week by

Speed Read: Log Cabin gets booster

Houston Mayor Annise Parker has introduced a human rights bill that goes farther than many thought she would. A major trade group has promised "financial support" to Log Cabin Republicans. And Rep. David Cicilline is in the Ukraine to show

Speed Read: Push back in Mississippi

A Ohio judge has issued his decision striking down the state ban on same-sex couples marrying but indicated me may grant only a partial stay of the decision. The ACLU has filed a second lawsuit in Maine seeking recognition for

Speed Read: ‘The same questions’

The Utah marriage case is up before the Tenth Circuit this morning, and an Indiana case will get a hearing on an emergency motion. Politico dings gay candidate over his wealth, and Bill Russell draws comparisons between early days of

Speed Read: Mississippi signs

MISSISSIPPI GOVERNOR SIGNS: Republican Governor Phil Bryant signed the Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act Thursday, saying it “will protect the individual religious freedom of Mississippians of all faiths from government interference.” The ACLU says the law, though less problematic than

Speed Read: Mississippi bias

The Mississippi legislature passed a religious bias bill Tuesday which many think will be used to justify discrimination against gays and blacks. Gay federal court nominee has smooth sailing in confirmation hearing. Federal judge cancels trial for one of the

Speed Read: Crowd cheers rainbows

The crowd at Boston's St. Patrick's Day Parade Sunday cheered a group of gay men who walked behind a "diversity" float, tossing rainbow-colored beads to observers. Sam Adams beer makers and Heineken withdrew their sponsorship of the parades for excluding

Speed Read: 55 years together

Lawsuits challenging bans on same-sex couples marrying have been filed in three mores states: Arizona, Indiana, and Florida. And Uganda says the U.S. has suspended a significant amount of its AIDS funding over the U.S.'s displeasure with Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act.